Second round Dodgers bids due about Feb 23: sources
Feb 9 2012 6:47PM
Posted 1 hr 1 min ago
By Sue Zeidler
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second round of bids for the highly sought after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is due around February 23, according to several people familiar with the...
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Solid start by Woods at Pebble Beach
Feb 9 2012 4:37PM
Posted 3 hrs 11 mins ago
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods made a confident start to his 2012 PGA Tour campaign, mixing three birdies with a lone bogey in his first nine holes at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday.
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Rangers on Cruz control with two-year deal
Feb 9 2012 4:30PM
Posted 3 hrs 18 mins ago
(Reuters) - Hard-hitting outfielder Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract extension, the team said on Thursday.
Cruz, voted the American League Championship Series most valuable player...
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Nadal slams French doping "campaign" to discredit Spain
Feb 9 2012 1:36PM
Posted 6 hrs 12 mins ago
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal has hit out at what he called a "general campaign" in France to discredit Spanish athletes by implying their success is due to the use of illegal drugs.
Speaking...
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"Linsanity" has the Knicks riding high
Feb 9 2012 1:16PM
Posted 6 hrs 32 mins ago
By Steve Ginsburg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin's sudden rise from obscure reserve to the toast of Broadway could not have come at a better time for the New York Knicks.
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Winter Classic heads to the Big House
Feb 9 2012 10:57AM
Posted 8 hrs 51 mins ago
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings will host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 Winter Classic that is expected to attract a record crowd, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Thursday.
The...
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Cabrera-Bello makes scorching start to lead Dubai Classic
Feb 9 2012 6:21AM
Posted 13 hrs 27 mins ago
By Matt Smith
DUBAI (Reuters) - Rafael Cabrera-Bello was the early pace-setter in the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf Thursday, ending on nine under par after sinking seven birdies in his...
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Red Wings close in on home win record
Feb 8 2012 11:04PM
Posted 20 hrs 44 mins ago
(Reuters) - Detroit earned their 18th successive home win with a tougher-than-expected 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday to close in on the NHL record for consecutive wins on home ice.
Detroit...
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Red Wings close on record for home wins
Feb 8 2012 11:04PM
Posted 20 hrs 44 mins ago
- (Reuters) - Detroit's 18th successive home win was harder than expected but the Red Wings outlasted the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 Wednesday to close in on the NHL record for consecutive wins on home ice.
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Parker scores 37 as Spurs top 76ers
Feb 8 2012 10:53PM
Posted 20 hrs 55 mins ago
(Reuters) - San Antonio's Tony Parker scored 37 points to continue his hot scoring stretch and lead the Spurs to a 100-90 road win over the Atlantic Division-leading Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday for their sixth successive victory.
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Corretja begins Davis Cup reign with Spain B team
Feb 8 2012 9:05PM
Posted 22 hrs 43 mins ago
By Martyn Herman
LONDON (Reuters) - There will be an unfamiliar look about Spain when they begin the defense of the Davis Cup against Kazakhstan on Friday with a new captain and without several...
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Pebble Beach celebs, a distraction or tonic for players?
Feb 8 2012 7:47PM
Posted 1 day 1 min ago
(Reuters) - While golf fans will relish the chance to rub shoulders with celebrities such as Huey Lewis and Bill Murray at this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the event's pro-am format can be a mixed blessing for the players.
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Tiger will overhaul Jack's total, says Harrington
Feb 8 2012 5:20PM
Posted 1 day 2 hrs 28 mins ago
(Reuters) - Padraig Harrington believes that Tiger Woods will surpass the record 18 major victories achieved by Jack Nicklaus without ever regaining his dominance of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Woods won the...
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Marlins' Bonifacio wins arbitration hearing
Feb 8 2012 4:08PM
Posted 1 day 3 hrs 40 mins ago
(Reuters) - The Miami Marlins lost their second arbitration case in three days as outfielder Emilio Bonifacio was awarded a $2.2 million salary for 2012, according to a report on Major League Baseball's website on Wednesday.
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Capello quits as England manager
Feb 8 2012 3:47PM
Posted 1 day 4 hrs 1 min ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Italian Fabio Capello resigned as England manager Wednesday after meeting FA chairman David Bernstein and general secretary Alex Horne at Wembley stadium.
The discussions followed the FA decision to remove the...
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